Chapel St Leonards surfForecast / Lincolnshire / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 15 May 2026 BST
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Chapel St Leonards surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Chapel St Leonards sea temperature is
12.2° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Chapel St Leonards today?

The current surf forecast for Chapel St Leonards at 6PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (15 May)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (15 May)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

Table - waves today at Chapel St Leonards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
N
9
1.8
N
10
1.7
N
11
1.6
N
11
1.4
N
11
1.3
N
11
1.2
N
11
1.1
N
10
1.1
N
10
1
N
10
1
N
10
0.9
N
10
0.9
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
480
663
646
584
449
388
326
255
239
190
186
148
136
103
76
76
57
56
39
38
24
22
21
12
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
15
N
5
NW
10
SW
15
SW
15
W
15
W
10
W
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:36PM5.46m
6:08AM5.50m
6:21PM5.74m
6:48AM5.66m
7:07PM5.87m
Low Tide
11:42AM0.84m
00:05AM0.15m
12:26PM0.47m
00:50AM0.02m
1:09PM0.20m
1:34AM0.06m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:00
4:58
4:56
4:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:50
8:52
8:52
8:54
1
1
Temp °C
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
9
11
12
12
10
9
9
8
11
13
13
11
9
9
7
7
1
2
2
4
5
4
2
0
4
7
7
8
6
5
5
4
6
8
8
6
4
5
3
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
N
11
1.3
N
11
1.2
N
11
1.1
N
10
1.1
N
10
1
N
10
1
N
10
0.9
N
10
0.9
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
8
Energy kJ
449
388
326
255
239
190
186
148
136
103
76
76
57
56
39
38
24
22
21
12
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
N
9
1.8
N
10
1.7
N
11
1.6
N
11
0.4
SW
2
0.3
WSW
2
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
2
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
S
3
Energy kJ
480
663
646
584
1
1
2
1
2
4
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
4
4
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
667
231
231
98
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
16
16
59
16
0
16
16
59
59
59
60
60
159
Best forecast wave conditions in Lincolnshire
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
4
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
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